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This is the way News I'm Tom the
Mainland China reported 327 new corona
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virus infections Thursday it is the lowest
since January 23rd but is Lisa's Slyme
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report for v.o.a.
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With worldwide infections increasing the
World Health Organization is warning
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nations to be more prepared the World Health
Organization reports the number of new
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infections of coronavirus appears to be
on the decline in China while the disease
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is spreading more rapidly
around the globe w.h.o.
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Chief Tadros I don't know
who's acknowledges this is
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a matter of concern but he notes the virus
can be contained at all nations take the
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right answers if you act like this you
know you can contain the spiders you can
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prevent people get sick you can save
lives Tater says this virus does not
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respect borders and nations must seek to
prevent cases from infiltrating their
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territory. And for v.o.a. News Geneva u.s.
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Vice president Mike pants convened his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
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Thursday this is the day after President
Trump made him the government's point
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person for the epidemic Mr Pence said the
administration's priority is to protect
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the American people the presidents know
are part of the health and safety people
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work we're doing here today represents
the most for. This government today the
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vice president brought in Debbie Birch the
administration's global aids coordinator
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and a medical doctor to serve as
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a chief advisor for responding to the I'll
break up and tile and reported in record
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one new case of Corona virus spraying
with total in the country to $41.00 since
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January the new cases a 25 year old man
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a tour guide who recently returned from
South Korea and was diagnosed with the
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virus in February to.
And 4th this is v.o.a.
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News an airstrike by Syrian government
forces killed at least $33.00 Turkish
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soldiers in northeast Syria marking
the largest death toll for Turkey in
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a single day since it 1st intervened in
Syria in 2016 the deaths were serious skill
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ation in the direct conflict between Turkish
and Russia backed Syrian forces that
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has waged war and since early February
Rami Dogan the governor of Turkey's.
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Province bordering Syria has it live
region said that 33 troops were killed the
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u.s. State Department expressed concern in
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a statement Thursday night saying that they
stand by the NATO ally Turkey and call
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for an immediate end to the despicable
offensive by the Assad regime Russia and
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Iranian backed forces the United
Nations warns there is a that
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a locus Al break in eastern Africa continues
to spread and threatens to intensify
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u.n.
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Spokesman said that locus were sweeping across
8 countries in the region that's Ethiopia
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Kenya Somalia South Sudan and Eritrea
Djibouti Tanzania and Uganda and
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it just reached the Democratic
Republic of Congo up he said the u.n.
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Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs warns worse to come at the start
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of the planting season warrants that image
shore swarms the most voracious stage of
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the locals development will emerge at the
start of the upcoming rainy season which
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is the most important planting season for
some of the world's worst affected in at
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risk countries in East Africa u.n.
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Officials are calling for international
support for farmers affected by this Lucas
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outbreak
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a trial date has been set for the Full House
star Lori Loughlin and her husband and
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the college admission bribery case in
the United States Loughlin her fashion
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designer husband in charge of paying
$500000.00 in creating fake athletic. To get
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their daughters into the University of
Southern California on Wall Street markets
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continued to plan for the 6 straight day
on investor worries about the economic
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impact of the coronavirus. The drubbing
on financial markets stemming from Corona
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virus outbreak worries continued in Thursday's
trading on Wall Street the Dow Jones
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Industrials plunged $1193.00 points
losing 4.4 percent to close at 25
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$1763.00 the s. And p.
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$500.00 lost $137.00 points or 4.4 percent
and the Nasdaq fell $414.00 points
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shouting 4.6 percent a value the s. And p.
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Is headed to its worst week
since October 2008. More v.o.a.
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News dot com I'm Tommy McNeil feeling.
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Good Morning America
welcome to daybreak up
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a couple of points of American James Bunty
Washington to this Friday February 28th
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and here are some of the stories we're
covering Africa braces for the corona virus
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this virus does not respect
theirs it does not distinguish
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between and raises. The. Country's.
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Development at the Rose Kennedy
who is. Director General East
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African country strong local county did low
cost plagued Ugandan business when the
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president was 70 and to reopen the common
border in Uganda people power movement
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plans to resume public consultations
next week despite police threat
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a. Civil side the group. Well protests
this weekend I guess on this controversial
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constitutional referendum in Parliament
re-election will have. It will be the whole
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country not to one but everywhere.
And everywhere city are to raise
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the leader of the opposition union of
Republican forces party and the World Bank
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normalize relations with Somalia after 30
years those 30 plus some so almost force
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are coming up on Daybreak Africa.
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Africa is bracing for
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a potential coronavirus pandemic as
experts warn the health systems on the
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continent could be overwhelmed beyond its
source the China outbreaks have hit South
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Korea Iran and Italy where cases detect
dozens of other countries However experts
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say the apparent delay in the
virus reaching Africa on
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a large scale has given precious time to
prepare and ritual reports that stack our
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airports in Senegal and at transport hubs
across the continent or Thora to use are
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trying to detect and intercept suspected
coronavirus patients single cases have
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been detected in Egypt and out Syria the
World Health Organization on Thursday but
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no country can assure you it is safe
from the virus this virus does not
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respect borders it does not
distinguish between races or
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80 cities it has not a good
for a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development the point is
not only to prevent cases arriving
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on your shores the point is what you do
when you have cases until this month Santa
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goes past Institute was one of only 2
African research laboratories. Able to test
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for the virus. If it is detected sooner and
that will be more effective in lowering
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its spread of the apparent delay in any
African outbreak has given the continent
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time to prepare the World Health Organization
says more than half of sub-Saharan
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countries are now equipped with laboratories
that can test for the virus now
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individual countries are capable of testing
for this new completely new virus it's
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not as extensive as we need to be and the
testing that's going on in countries
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isn't as complete as we'd like it to be but
the fact that we've been able to stand
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this up in relatively short amount of time
I think represents progress it's feared
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that an undetected outbreak
could rapidly escalate into
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a health crisis around 80 percent of
people with Corona virus have only mild
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symptoms meaning the true prevalence is
likely under-reported most fate Hannity's
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have occurred in those with
underlying health problems but
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a pandemic in Africa would overwhelm medical
facilities it's an issue when it comes
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to managing other medical problems so that
means that people with heart disease and
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things aren't necessarily able to visit
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a hospital or to get an appointment and
subsequently we could see increased
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mortality from other medical problems
simply because they can't access the health
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system experts say many African nations
must improve disease surveillance and
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operations to trace the spread of infection
they also warn that in the event of
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a global pandemic the international
community must be ready to step in and help
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countries with weaker health systems
and neutral way news from the.
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Rapidly multiply
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a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:10:04
plague that threatens food security for
millions of people writers David all
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reports. In northern Kenya the next generation
of locusts has already been born but
00:10:14
as the plague multiplies and spreads
across East Africa and the Horn of Africa
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governments hit by violence or
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a lack of supplies are struggling
to hold back the tide in
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a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
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Organization representative to Kenya
Dr Tobias talk of Russia says it's
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a disaster that eclipses all
others it is a big threat it is
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a biggest hit much as we say cloud is a
threat much as we say that floods can be
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a threat but if you had to rank them I think
they're all for it but does it because
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this regime is in unprecedented
fit with 4 to create
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a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
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a day as $35000.00 people can the f.a.o.
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Warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
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explode by 500 times by June when eggs
hatch as they have been doing recently in
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Kenya's arches post the young locust
hoppers are earthbound for 2 weeks and are
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more vulnerable to spraying but this month
Kenya the region's wealthiest and most
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stable country run out of
pesticide for about a week and
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a half leaving residents and farmers to
watch helplessly as the crops they count on
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to feed their families would devour would
not start over again it's disturbing
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because you've never seen anything like
this and also when they land on vegetation
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they do everything even the grass if
this continues they will eat all the
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vegetation was already. In neighboring
Uganda the military has been deployed
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Handspring trees in the morning before
locusts take flight. Somalia where the
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infestation was 1st reported in December
can't provide security to exterminate his
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feet he appeared needs 500000 liters of
pesticide for the upcoming harvest and
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planting season but the country's single
pesticide factory is struggling to produce
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its maximum 200000 liters as foreign exchange
shortage. Of delayed the purchase of
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chemicals the pesticides
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a fireball but the Decides required financial
resources before they can be leased.
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To f.a.o. Says containing the plague
will cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
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Dollars so far donors have
pledged $52000000.00. Yes
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Reuters. Reported yesterday
Thursday marked as
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a one year says the
Rwandan government issued
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a travel advisory more new rule of the
National against traveling to Uganda The
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move came at the climax of tensions between
Ugandan president Yoweri most 70 and
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Gabi of Rwanda Ugandan business women said
the dispute has highly affected their
00:12:55
business is the family's Davis rock Origi
report from Kampala they are calling on
00:13:01
both leaders to end their disagreement and
open the borders when you go before the
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grocer. The main border crossing
between Ronda and Uganda mother of 6.
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500000 you going to shillings $140.00 of
profits from have business she says that
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she had her business. But it
goes beyond me as one of the
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mattresses to big. Business is almost
closing because most of our clients. That
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another suited from wasn't Uganda.
Of course but the winter does
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a suspicion his most women dislike
absence in their businesses when they.
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Had to hide. Things. We don't have money
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our businesses have closed we
are my that. We are fighting.
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We are failing to provide food for
often midis and other business woman.
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Businesses in. Between Kenya and
Uganda. Over the border between
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Uganda and Rwanda as equally affected across
other East African member states have
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been talking with not. Only from Kenya
we send them to Kaka not by bus and then
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it was on the gives us what our money back
on that bus were never out. So why after
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I'd use from Kenya put it on
the bus they're going to cut
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a notch up us once those are sent me back
I watched the money which means I have
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marketing well in the round up I know the
board is close I can't access that to
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market on my business. Is there nothing
sub regional support initiative for
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divestment of e.s.c.
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In the local women to get to not gotten
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a board over $600000000.00 you're
going to lose over 160000 dollars.
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When you're good as your gross of. The
international community should intervene
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and as leaders of both states negotiated
in good faith they wanted Nations the
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donor community that promotes of human
rights and sustainable development has
00:15:23
taught at the safe distance watching the
unproductive and shall know with patients
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between presidents who wake up
with 70. Which said to be aimed at
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opening the borders president in 70 and
me met last week for the 4th and admitted
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president don't know link.
But. He discussed ways.
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Between the 2 countries for news
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a young woman in the. Uganda You're listening
to daybreak Africa and the Voice of
00:16:00
America I'm James Bhatti Washington to
this Friday February 28th daybreak Africa
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time 60 minutes past the hour here you go
down the opposition people power movement
00:16:10
of Parliament to real Robert chuckle i.e.
00:16:12
Popularly known as Bobby one says it plans
to resume public meetings next week as
00:16:18
part of one's campaign for president spokesman
you well so you're also says members
00:16:24
of the group will defend themselves from
police violence which he says is intended
00:16:29
to undermine Bobby winds campaign to unseat
him. Long time President you were he
00:16:33
was 70 in next year's general election
walking through police there is no doubt
00:16:38
that there are 32 extension following the
know what happened during Monday when the
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sun's going to be doing fantastic and our
one of our comrades were killed was that
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knocks by
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a police truck which ran over her and so
we went very hard so it's it is clearly
00:16:52
showing that they want to frustrate by not
only stopping our efforts to go at that
00:16:57
point that Ugandans our resolve really
is that we are going to begin to defend
00:17:01
ourselves against its necessity against
this mother and that's what they clearly
00:17:05
have done in Chicago such as the not
Didn't that they did with all of these
00:17:08
activities and not being able to hold
activities of citations and once again that
00:17:13
once again thanks to see that happen on
level Jack when you. Go out there interact
00:17:19
with Ugandan became
00:17:21
a body president was Gratian because they
don't provide for the act don't you think
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you could be clashing with the police
is this is this tons of the people for
00:17:29
movement to defend yourself defend yourself
against whom and for what reason so
00:17:34
look that's what join that killing that's
like the killing grasshoppers Now that's
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what acceptable so we are very well within
the law is that we are going to defend
00:17:43
ourselves against this matter because that's
what they have become your lawyers are
00:17:46
reaching to the commission and to meet
with the police to bring. In the school
00:17:52
system the resumption of your consultation
you are going to have received any
00:17:58
information or feedback from the electoral
commission or the police handing you
00:18:02
begin your consultation as we wrote to the
only road to the Electoral Commission of
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course they give our giving is
00:18:08
a mention each chance we got delivered in
for that meeting but all of that is not
00:18:12
forthcoming and we have today since we
have done everything the law requires that
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we have tried to exhaust all legal out
and we are going to find how to make and
00:18:20
reaching out to Uganda and I'm contacting
them that's going to happen what is the
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next plan in terms of going on the
resumption of the consultation that's
00:18:29
a possibility for next week you can fill
the same situation where the police who
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are in still supporters as well as yourself
and run the juggling Well we don't let
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the cat out of the bag now but
you can be certain we have
00:18:41
a plan. Joins so you only need
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a spokesperson for Bobby Winds people power
movement of Uganda he was speaking with
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us Peter Clottey from Kampala. Opposition
parties civil society groups say they
00:18:58
plan to hold nationwide demonstrations this
weekend against Sunday's controversial
00:19:02
constitutional referendum and parliamentary
election that they say I intend to
00:19:08
allow President Condi to serve an illegal
3rd term local media quote a u.s.
00:19:13
Secretary of state might bump Ailes Twitter
post expressing concern about President
00:19:18
condo's plans to organize the legislative
election and constitutional referendum on
00:19:23
March 1st cd-r to re leader of the opposition
union of Republican forces POTUS says
00:19:29
over 80 percent of Guinea
is against the lifting
00:19:32
a presidential term limits. To people only
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thing they want to do is. Only
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the ones who. Are dominant
just so you know. All.
00:19:54
Too had. Absolute Rights so on Sunday
you are going on another protest or
00:20:00
demonstration against this
move not the same place we.
00:20:07
Go to station but it would be the whole
country not to one place but everywhere.
00:20:17
Diplomats that you have met with other
opposition forces say that you should have
00:20:21
a dialogue to resolve any concerns you
have where is the status of that dialogue
00:20:26
with the governments over
trying to. Develop I think you.
00:20:39
Will. Clearly the
00:20:46
learning president won't go on.
The book enough and so I found.
00:20:54
That. What has been the response from
the people of Guinea so far about this
00:21:00
Sunday's referendum we're against it in
00:21:02
a way to get to the games. But you
know how any collusion with the fans
00:21:10
mentioning happening in India.
Who when he. Decided to
00:21:16
support because it was inviting because
of the audit made going to lead to our
00:21:23
lives to try to won't. Call it
an electrical shock at 3 days
00:21:30
to
00:21:31
a problem because it's not cause people to
keep Iraq really or people if they like
00:21:38
to listen. To exist so this is
to happen now was they were
00:21:45
to actually see good process see
themselves these absolute facts.
00:21:52
To. See what kept the factories
but the question. And actually
00:21:59
just the stuff I do want to
see. If we were born with
00:22:06
what is the position message to the people
of Guinea I heard of Sunday's referendum
00:22:12
no different I'm here to support the
whole operation in the. Struggle
00:22:18
Against this is for. Everybody that
could clearly and support our position
00:22:25
today. Beat c.d.r.
00:22:28
To re is leader of the opposition union of
Republican forces party of Guinea he was
00:22:32
speaking with us the us Peter Clottey from
the capital could agree the World Bank
00:22:38
says it has normalized relations with the
federal government of Somalia after 30
00:22:42
years an announcement on Thursday that the
bank said that normalization will open
00:22:47
up opportunities for Somalia to access
concessional find them see from the World
00:22:52
Bank and also help attract investment that
will support the country's stability and
00:22:57
development so money at all is more than
$5000000000.00 to external creditors and
00:23:02
the country is also expected to achieve
00:23:05
a comprehensive debt relief under the
heavily indebted poor countries hit take
00:23:10
initiative how Room
00:23:11
a roof spoke with while Bank country
manager Hugh Ridout what this means in
00:23:16
practice for 30 years the Mahdi has been
outside of the international financial
00:23:22
institutions and normalizing relations
means that the country is now in good
00:23:27
standing with the World Bank it means that
going forward Somalia will be able to
00:23:33
access ground financing for property
reduction for 30 years the money has not had
00:23:39
access to any of the World Bank Group
financing not from I do not from the i.o.c.
00:23:45
For the private sector so that is what it
means it means that their country will be
00:23:49
able to make large investments in some
of the basic needs that people have in
00:23:55
Somalia I also want to talk about
exactly what did so my leaders do that
00:24:02
convince you to take this is step one
some of the basic reforms that have taken
00:24:06
place of approx 70 years being increasing
revenue generation not only from
00:24:11
Mogadishu port Mogadishu and port but
also increasingly from the private sector
00:24:16
that means that the government is able to
generate its revenue from. Happy to pay
00:24:22
increasing amount of attack to the government
because of the transparency. It is
00:24:27
now in the budget system Another thing is
the improved audit framework the auditor
00:24:33
general is carrying out annual audit of the
budget and is reporting those awards to
00:24:37
the parliament's another reform is on the
Central Bank when we started working the
00:24:42
central bank was not regulating the financial
sector and there have been many laws
00:24:46
and regulations now passed that enable
the central bank to carry out its
00:24:50
supervisory function in the financial
sector however as well as the new Somali
00:24:56
banks that have been formed another reform
and on the transparency of the budget in
00:25:01
particular on the payroll So for example
the sum of the national army is now fully
00:25:05
registered biometrically and tame and
made to soldiers directly to their bank
00:25:10
accounts or to their mobile
phones and this is cutting out
00:25:14
a lot of the corruption that we used to
see in the past on this very big part of
00:25:18
the budget. Hugh rebel as the World Bank
called for knowledge of Somalia he spoke
00:25:24
with reporter how rule nor rules of u.s.
00:25:25
Of Mali service.
00:25:32
System nobody ever covered has the resources
all malleability Nigeria very good
00:25:37
fight the money to do something good Friday
morning to you James to give the sports
00:25:42
with news from the you we fight you Rupa
leak on Thursday when I join forward Egads
00:25:49
who scored his 1st school for much as g
$98.00 the 30 year old Nigerian completed
00:25:54
in move to Trafford at the end of January
and is due to spend the remainder of the
00:25:58
292020 campaign on a new not
00:26:01
a club function Gosh I'm sure if there's
great you know because this is what I am
00:26:06
with head long enough for the last games
I've played to but now it's just come to
00:26:12
me said to myself with the from small when
I was young and playing 42 my scoring
00:26:17
goals means
00:26:18
a lot to me but to carry this moment out
it is of my life or don't it got to that
00:26:23
feel good off the bench against Chelsea
club blues and white Ford before making his
00:26:27
1st start against Club Illusion in
the 2nd leg of their last the g.o.p.
00:26:32
League contest on Thursday night Steyn
with football news the knockout stages of
00:26:36
the continent's premier club competition
the Cup Champions League kick off this
00:26:40
weekend would for the 1st leg game scheduled
over Friday and Saturday at the Cairo
00:26:46
International Stadium Cairo it will
be like of Egypt locking horns with
00:26:50
a sponsor of Tunisia defending champions
Brussel Tunisia how they poor record
00:26:55
against Zamalek of Egypt I had of the
fs leg in 7 clashes in various cup
00:27:00
competitions the tennis club have only
want once drawing 3 times and losing 3 of
00:27:07
the f.x. Just together Roger Casablanca
will freeze d.p. Ms-n.b.c. Of d.r.
00:27:11
Congo the 2 for my champions have many
things in common both have lifted the cup
00:27:16
champions league trophy
more than once 5 form
00:27:19
a zombie. And $34.00 Roger went to win
numerous cup competitions and both finished
00:27:24
the fever club walk up last run us up on
Saturday Holly host Mamelodi Sundowns of
00:27:30
South Africa where the North Africans
would be desperate for revenge after
00:27:34
a $51.00 aggregates Russian one the cops
met at the same stage last year the 5 gold
00:27:39
fest Lake spankin in Pretoria South Africa
was the heaviest single marched loss in
00:27:45
stained by the record African champions
since the 6 know the feat in $1042.00 cup
00:27:51
final while Adam Ahmed 5 stadium in Casablanca
which will be what I can supplant of
00:27:57
. A tool to the hell of Tunisia in
boxing news Ugandan professional boxer
00:28:03
Shafique ki one knockout put his ward box
in federal African heavyweight title on
00:28:10
the line when he comes up against Egypt's
Abdullah funny on the 29th of May The
00:28:15
fight will take place at the International
University of East Africa in Cassandra
00:28:21
Shafique Q one cool believes the title is
for him to keep the lead to something.
00:28:29
With my coaching I'm working hard and that
does it for daybreak Africa's sports for
00:28:34
this Friday I am something of. A Buddha
Nigeria it's back to you James in
00:28:41
Washington thank you some say have
00:28:43
a good weekend 10000 for this Friday
February 25th edition of daybreak Africa we
00:28:48
thank you for spending this week with us
on behalf of the daybreak Africa team
00:28:52
producer Nicole back for reporters political
to Reiki as well as Post editor some
00:28:57
say along with all of our engineers and
gents but in Washington which you will have
00:29:02
a lovely weekend. The whole
season has arrived the
00:29:09
border crosser. The city
but. Everybody knew
00:29:16
this week we'll be checking out some of
the biggest stars that have headlined.
00:29:20
Valley Music Festival. Tune in on March
00:29:27
2nd 1500 universal to check out these
headlining performances only on The Voice of
00:29:33
America. This is
00:29:37
a shocker. For on the next Africa the
United States Britain and Norway
00:29:44
praising South Sudan for forming
a unity government with
00:29:47
a new government bandage to end years of
conflict that has killed thousands of
00:29:52
people and displaced millions South Sudan
in transition on the next strike Africa
00:29:59
tune into one of the days of the human
factor you did see it right here on the
00:30:03
Africa.
00:30:14
Today is Friday Feb 28th and this is via
ways international edition I'm Steve
00:30:21
Miller in Washington as the number of people
affected by the corona virus outbreak
00:30:25
in 10 used to climb the head of the w.h.o.
00:30:28
Issues
00:30:29
a word of caution no country should
assume it wouldn't get cases that
00:30:36
could be
00:30:36
a fight. And quite. Official say
nearly 2 dozen soldiers have been
00:30:43
killed in an airstrike by Syrian government
forces in northeast Syria we'll have
00:30:48
all of those stories and
00:30:50
a whole lot more next. The
00:30:57
director general of the World Health
Organization warns the coronavirus epidemic
00:31:02
has reached
00:31:03
a divisive and decisive point and all
countries must prepare for the possibility of
00:31:08
a global pandemic of this respiratory disease
the latest figures reported to w.h.o.
00:31:14
From China are 78630 cases of
covert 19 in that country including
00:31:20
2747 deaths outside of China
there are 3474 reported cases
00:31:27
and 44 countries and $54.00 deaths these
are shrine now start us off from Geneva
00:31:34
the World Health Organization reports the
number of new infections of coronavirus
00:31:39
appears to be on the decline in China while
the disease is spreading more rapidly
00:31:44
around the globe in the past 2 days he says
the number of new cases reported in the
00:31:49
rest of the world has exceeded the number
of new cases reported in China and within
00:31:54
the past day 7 new countries have reported
their 1st case of coded 19. Chief
00:32:01
Tadros I don't know gave me a
souse acknowledges this is
00:32:05
a matter of concern but he knows the virus
can be can. Tain to fall nation's take
00:32:10
the right measures if you act aggressively
now you can contain this fire you
00:32:17
can prevent people getting sick you
can save lives. So my advice to
00:32:24
this country is to. Save
early years can prevent
00:32:30
transmission before the virus get a
foothold Tator says w h o advocates
00:32:37
a comprehensive approach he says this virus
does not respect borders and nations
00:32:42
must seek to prevent cases from infiltrating
their territory at the same time he
00:32:48
says they must have
00:32:49
a plan ready to care for those who are
sick and for stopping the virus from
00:32:53
infecting others every country needs to
be ready to detect early too I donate
00:32:59
vision. Contact provide quality care.
00:33:07
And prevent community vision says
covered 9000 has pandemic potential
00:33:14
but there is still time to prevent
country epidemics from developing into
00:33:18
a global pandemic He says w.h.o.
00:33:21
Is providing countries with the tools
they need to help them prepare for this
00:33:25
eventuality he notes study which always
shipping testing kits and personal
00:33:30
protective equipment to dozens of countries
he says the agency has trained more
00:33:35
than 80000 health workers through online
courses and it's helping countries learn
00:33:40
how to prevent detect and
manage cases and for v.o.a.
00:33:45
News Geneva and Africa Nigeria has now
confirmed its 1st cover 19 patient it's an
00:33:51
Italian who traveled from
Milan Italy to Lagos as u.s.
00:33:55
President Donald Trump urges calm over
00:33:57
a potential virus outbreak Democrats wonder
whether his been astray Shin is ready
00:34:03
to handle what making
what may come next a.p.
00:34:07
Washington correspondent. I'm
00:34:08
a gonna take things from here the president
yesterday tried to minimize fears of an
00:34:13
outbreak I don't think it's inevitable
even as health officials warned infections
00:34:18
are coming shortly after the government
announced one in California apparently
00:34:22
unconnected to overseas travel or
00:34:25
a contact with another patient New
Jersey's Bill Pascrell is among Democrats
00:34:29
questioning whether the administration
is up to the task I don't see
00:34:33
a plan to made it such
00:34:34
a risk the president yesterday blasted House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi for echoing those
00:34:39
doubts I think Speaker Pelosi is
incompetent this morning she called for
00:34:43
a bipartisan response to the virus
lives are at stake this is not
00:34:48
a time for name calling Saager maggoty
Washington speaking of California that state
00:34:53
is monitoring more than 8400 people for
Corona virus symptoms after the arrival on
00:34:59
commercial flights but stayed on Wednesday
00:35:02
a report of the case of unknown origin
making it potentially the 1st incident of
00:35:06
the virus spreading within u.s.
00:35:09
Communities stock markets across the globe
dropped sharply again Thursday for the
00:35:14
4th straight day of plummeting values
prompted by fears of the growing spread of
00:35:19
the coronavirus and its effect on international
commerce European markets dropped
00:35:24
more than 3 percent for the day while key
exchanges in New York were down more than
00:35:28
2 percent in late day trading Asian markets
finished mixed on Thursday Arab media
00:35:34
reporting that the spread of the coronavirus
in Iran has pushed that country's
00:35:38
currency to lows not seen in almost
00:35:41
a year Iranian health officials say there
are more than $200.00 confirmed cases in
00:35:45
that country and at least $26.00 deaths
Edward Uranian has that part of the story.
00:35:57
Turkey. Bahrain Kuwait and the United
Arab Emirates have all closed landin
00:36:04
air borders with Iran in recent days due
to the coronavirus. As the closures stop
00:36:11
the flow of traffic to
and from Iran fears of
00:36:14
a deepening economic slump are hitting
Iraq's national currency the reaal Arab
00:36:20
media say the reaal fell to 158500 to the
dollar on the black market Wednesday
00:36:27
its lowest level in over
00:36:29
a year the realities of official Pegasus
$42000.00 to the dollar many economists
00:36:36
fear that both Iran 2 oil and
non oil exports will be hit by
00:36:40
a regional trade slump due to the virus
religious tourism to Iran's holy sites will
00:36:46
also be affected by border closures and
quarantines around public places sales
00:36:52
during the normally robust pre now rues New
Year's festival are falling despite the
00:36:59
downward pressure on Iran's economy
President Haasan Rouhani told journalists
00:37:04
Thursday that the country until recently
had been thriving because you can do all
00:37:09
modern see the bigs too far yet if there's
00:37:12
a says that on both industry and agriculture
did very well during the past several
00:37:17
months and the happy adds that the economy
will flourish if Iranians do not let us
00:37:22
sanctions or the coronavirus have
00:37:25
a psychological impact on
their behavior. Despite
00:37:33
the president's optimism state t.v.
00:37:35
Showed Iranians in the
capital Tehran swarming
00:37:38
a pharmacy in pursuit of flu medication
and facemasks panic buying was also
00:37:45
reported at some other businesses former
Iranian president Uppal ha sun Bonnie
00:37:51
Souther tells v.o.a.
00:37:52
That almost everything necessary to fight
the virus outbreak is missing in Iran and
00:37:58
ordinary people blame
their government and u.s.
00:38:01
Sanctions for the current crisis.
00:38:08
Comrades that the Iranian economy depends
on trade with its neighbors so you can
00:38:13
just imagine the poverty that is facing the
Iranian people if trade diminishes with
00:38:18
its partners like Turkey Iraq Russia and
elsewhere and Iranian member of parliament
00:38:25
recently blame Terrans eagerness to come
to the rescue of its major trading partner
00:38:30
China for shortages inside his own country
Iran sent thousands of face mask to
00:38:37
China during the initial phase of the
coronavirus outbreak and now faces
00:38:42
a severe shortage at home Iranians laments
former president bunny Souther have no
00:38:48
confidence in the regime or its propaganda
and even less faith that the outside
00:38:54
world will come to their rescue
Edward Uranian for v.o.a.
00:38:58
News Cairo Saudi Arabia has closed off
its holiest sites in Islam to foreign
00:39:05
pilgrims over the coronavirus disrupting
travels for thousands of Muslims ready
00:39:11
already headed to the kingdom and potentially
affecting plans later this year for
00:39:15
millions more ahead of the fasting month
of Ramadan and the annual Hodge pilgrimage
00:39:21
outside of China that covered 19 as
significantly affected South Korea earlier I
00:39:26
spoke to Jeff Kim the owner of an afterschool
Academy in Seoul to learn about how
00:39:31
the outbreak is affecting him for me because
I'm always like cautious these things
00:39:37
the people I meet in my daily routines
you know of course I wash my hands more
00:39:43
often than any time. And sanitizer
everywhere you know it's really hard to
00:39:50
see him saying tigers in Korea or she go
to hospital or clinic Stan you can see
00:39:57
it but not in
00:39:58
a bank or like supermarkets. Ulta
today I mean remember back in.
00:40:07
Late 2000. Thousands right
when we had the h one
00:40:10
n one virus and you had the pure
stands outside elevators and
00:40:17
building engines says that even at bus
stops you know people could you know keep
00:40:23
their hands germ free you so you're saying
you're seeing more of that and more of
00:40:28
that yes and all of that everywhere and
they all for the sanitizers and they
00:40:35
ask me if they you know if I
wash my hands and you know it's.
00:40:42
It's very funny that I feel kind of like
safe washing my hands and sanitising would
00:40:47
have to. Really shake
their hands you know like
00:40:53
a business meetings we just you know bump
and. Of course it's hard to see people
00:40:59
without wearing
00:41:00
a mask on the street and it's funny
you know nowadays I can and. They
00:41:06
read people's emotions you know which
we normally get from the facial
00:41:13
expressions right but they all know
where Basque So it's really one of my
00:41:18
colleagues recently traveled from
Seoul to the United States and he
00:41:25
was he felt pressured to wear
00:41:28
a mask the play is theirs
socially as you know.
00:41:34
Dr to wear a mask even though some
health professionals say that wearing
00:41:40
a mask doesn't necessarily give you any
extra protection you must he was wearing
00:41:45
Basque and if you don't wear
00:41:46
a mask people look weird. And. Yeah it's
00:41:53
it's it's a mandatory right now in Korea
and it's funny it's really hard to get
00:41:59
a mask in the markets it's also go in
so what we do. There's always like
00:42:06
a daily deals so they open. 7 or like
00:42:10
a 99 morning like through the website they
sell only night limited mask only 10000
00:42:16
mask per day draws to
00:42:18
a business owner you know you have an
afterschool Academy How's that being you know
00:42:25
affected by this I mean his education
postponed the new school year 8 so.
00:42:33
At the start they up the school. It's March
9th which is like one week. Later that
00:42:40
initially planned because you know
so the private school like it's like
00:42:45
a jail as. We kind of follow
the order but it's not
00:42:52
mandatory but. They suggest
to close that close
00:42:59
down the school for like
00:43:00
a week or so but it's really hard decisions
because you know it's we get from the
00:43:06
students and I was Jeff Kim speaking to me
from Seoul and speaking of schools prime
00:43:11
minister Shinzo Abi asked
Japanese schools to close for
00:43:15
a March 2nd until the start of the next
term an April I spoke to reporter James
00:43:20
Simms in Tokyo about that the national
government is saying you know we're
00:43:25
requesting that you do this I know some
local governments have already taken that
00:43:30
step ahead of the time and so the big concern
is you know what do people do if both
00:43:36
parents are working. The government has
said well you know we're requesting that
00:43:40
companies be flexible but in some cases you
know companies they just don't have the
00:43:45
extra staff or they can say Ok
well you could take off a half
00:43:48
a week you know we'll go take care of your
children or your kid and so there's big
00:43:53
questions in terms of what's going
to happen there you know if you're
00:43:56
a parent you know that daycare centers
and preschools into barns I mean.
00:44:03
You know you can't see everything as
00:44:05
a parent so I don't know if you know
shut the school. You know from 1st grade
00:44:11
through high school. You seems like you
should do something for you know the
00:44:16
younger children and some of those kids
are always going to be weaker immune
00:44:21
systems too you know overall how do you
think this is going to affect life for many
00:44:25
people throughout Japan Well I mean I
think you have to break that into several
00:44:29
sort of pieces you know there's the economic
impact and then there's just sort of
00:44:34
the daily life and backed So you know the
very big concerns about the economic
00:44:39
impact just because of things like supply
chains being shut down you know from
00:44:43
China for components as well as they had
to basically ending of Chinese tourists
00:44:49
coming to Japan and then in terms of the
schools I think at this point of the year
00:44:53
most of the kids are done with most of
their work and so you know they'll be able
00:44:58
to graduate and you know.
They'll be going into
00:45:02
a longer break and things don't really pick
up until like I think mid to late April
00:45:06
in terms of school so there's sort of
00:45:08
a buffer zone there but the question is
you know whether it's if this continues
00:45:13
much longer than expected or there's also
00:45:17
a question of whether there are people
that you know get the coronavirus it goes
00:45:22
into remission then it comes back or if
they able to spread even if once people are
00:45:29
supposedly over it and then
sort of longer term there's
00:45:32
a big question question mark over the
Olympics especially after the comments by an
00:45:37
Olympic Committee member saying that
the Olympics whether they whether it's
00:45:43
a no no go or ago would have to be decided
you know at the latest by the end of
00:45:48
a May when the government I think is very
worried because especially for the Abbey
00:45:53
administration I mean it's sort of
considered his graduation as he's coming you
00:45:59
know towards the end of his his tenure
probably as prime minister so the government
00:46:04
has said that you know nothing has been
decided regarding or that. It isn't
00:46:09
a decision has been made to to postpone
the Olympics or anything I mean they need
00:46:13
to think about today actual sort of health
impacts as well as you know Japan sort
00:46:19
of stature in the world in trying to
deal with something like this ahead of
00:46:23
a major global event like the Olympics I
was James sends speaking to me from Tokyo
00:46:29
Japan but her David Weber is
00:46:31
a professor of medicine and divisions of
Infectious Diseases at the University of
00:46:36
North Carolina School of Medicine with
everything going on today I asked him why
00:46:41
the w.h.o.
00:46:42
Sounds cautiously optimistic about the
covert 19 that it can be beaten what
00:46:48
concerns did he still have the obvious
concern is you know up until last week it
00:46:54
looked like the virus with the
Thankfully confined. To. China
00:47:02
with you know it's one usual things like
the cruise ship in Diamond Princess
00:47:08
in Japan but just in the last week
we have obviously seen substantial
00:47:15
transmission I think that you know will
know I think by the end of the week but I
00:47:21
think there is
00:47:21
a stance for concern that we are going
to have to move from containment meaning
00:47:27
keep it in one area don't let any new
people contact contract the and then much
00:47:33
like we go with the our you know it would
burn itself out we may need to move
00:47:39
obviously to. Mitigation meaning yes
we're going to be the. Rat or at
00:47:46
least read through much of the world and
not in the fashion and we'll need to
00:47:52
commit against an early detection early
therapy. Protecting older individuals with
00:47:59
co-morbidity So I think right now. The
issue is not what's happening in China you
00:48:05
know for the let week lot the number of
doctoral. Earth Day and been going down.
00:48:12
Clear that high and it's certainly managing
their out right what about continents
00:48:18
like Africa that have already been dealing
with significant health crises who may
00:48:22
not have as robust how
systems there are only
00:48:25
a few lab and apps and data capable of
actually doing that thing. For proper
00:48:31
management and protection of our help right
now in proper diagnosis but you. And
00:48:38
it's not clear that that ability what it
did in Africa that one is you and then if
00:48:44
you already pointed out it separate issue
that if you already with one underlying
00:48:50
the malaria malnutrition. Terry we
do know that it's virus there are
00:48:57
higher. Death rate the more severe
illness and higher death rate that
00:49:03
was u.n.c.
00:49:04
School of Medicine professor Dr David Weber
and still to come later on the program
00:49:10
that it's not an economy that's working
for the American people that's
00:49:13
a good economy working for the one person
said we're going to create an economy for
00:49:18
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The ways international edition continues
I'm Steve Miller Turkish officials say 29
00:50:33
soldiers were killed in an airstrike by
Syrian government forces in northeast Syria
00:50:38
the deaths mark
00:50:39
a serious escalation in the direct conflict
between Turkish and Russian backed
00:50:44
Syrian forces and has been waged since early
February and swarms of locusts rapidly
00:50:51
multiply
00:50:52
a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:50:56
plague that threatens feeds food security
for millions of people writers David
00:51:01
Doyle has that story in
00:51:03
a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
00:51:08
Organization representative
to Kenya says it's
00:51:10
a disaster that eclipses others visit
because this regime is in unprecedented fit
00:51:15
with a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
00:51:19
a day as $35000.00 people and the f a
00:51:22
o warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
00:51:26
explode by 500 times by June the f.a.a.
00:51:30
Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
00:51:34
Dollars so far donors have pledged $52000000.00
of that was Reuters reporter David
00:51:40
Doyle
00:51:42
a British court is still considering whether
Julian Assange should be extradited to
00:51:47
the United States to face espionage charges
Nicholas been all reports of songes
00:51:52
European legal team and tends to seek
political asylum in France for the individual
00:51:58
the high profile case of
Julian Assange has brother
00:52:01
a number of lawyers who claim to
defend the men will consider himself
00:52:04
a whistleblower in friends one of the
members of his legal team was present on
00:52:08
Emmanuel mock role to grant asylum to
00:52:10
a son who was jailed in London and faces
extradition to the United States Eric to
00:52:16
palm already
00:52:16
a well known French lawyer you know claims
that care on process is unfair I saw it
00:52:21
was. Spend the rest of
his life in the u.s.
00:52:23
Prison if convicted. He
00:52:30
explains that the United
States want to have
00:52:32
a political process and that freedom of
press is the 1st time with this case he
00:52:36
says the Constitution of the United States
will prevent the prosecution of a u.s.
00:52:40
Citizen for such facts this case is a
concern for all journalists none u.s.
00:52:45
Citizen around the world if you
bomb already says the u.s.
00:52:48
Supreme Court stated clearly in different
decisions that freedom of expression
00:52:53
cannot be prosecuted as it is the case
we were sent in London oh you're of the
00:52:58
United States accused you don't as of risking
the lives of intelligence sources by
00:53:03
publishing classify us government documents
ourselves faces charges under the u.s.
00:53:09
Is act for the 2010 release
for his website of
00:53:13
a trove of fires detailing
the realities of u.s.
00:53:16
Military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq
organizations supporting the Wiki Leaks
00:53:21
founder Khalid bug Assad government
00:53:23
a renegade Vincent is the Britain Dural
director for Reporters Without Borders
00:53:28
whether it should be a matter of
criminal offenses. The question of
00:53:33
a public interest is really important
so of course it is the product of
00:53:38
a some information must be confidential.
But the thing is when when the information
00:53:44
leaks is in the public and when it contributes
to journalism and in fact political
00:53:49
told on the basis of revelations that the
public has a Right now we consider that
00:53:54
a matter of press freedom and we will
defend it so that's very much the case with
00:53:59
Mr sauce in 2010 Wiki Leaks also release
hundreds of thousands of documents in
00:54:05
their original form including the secret
identities of diplomats and local sources
00:54:10
it was a shocking revelation
that brought to light some u.s.
00:54:13
Intelligence operations including spying
on leaders from foreign countries such as
00:54:18
France or Germany for that specific
reason so. French lawmakers think Julian
00:54:23
Assange should be rewarded with asylum
in France John Christoph Lagarde
00:54:28
a century French representative is one
of them here it is really is it is. He
00:54:35
said that even if the United States has
been an ally of friends for the night of
00:54:39
drinking to power differential cannot
trust them because to defend their own
00:54:44
interests the Americans can spy on foreign
leaders Legard says he thinks it is
00:54:48
a red flag between democracies for that
he says some countries should give Julian
00:54:53
Assange is the proper recognition for
releasing American secrets. Julian Assange is
00:54:59
legal battle in Britain is far from over
as the hearing is expected to take several
00:55:04
weeks before the judge make
00:55:05
a decision on his case Nicholas been all
for viewing news Paris at least 32 people
00:55:11
have been killed in the deadliest violence
to engulf India's capital of New Delhi
00:55:16
in decades so heavy deployment of security
forces brought an uneasy calm Thursday
00:55:22
and so latest revision and the death
toll from clashes earlier this week
00:55:27
a rumor Stana in New Delhi has
more than numbers. Many of.
00:55:38
Them were not in the hospital and now. So
00:55:46
that number as.
00:55:54
Well. And one intelligence source.
00:56:02
The United States Democratic Party
finds itself at a crossroads at
00:56:05
a critical time in a 2020 Alexion cycle
at the core of the Democrats' dilemma is
00:56:11
a sharp divide between the party's progressive
wing and the moderates as we hear
00:56:15
from v.o.a.
00:56:16
National correspondent Jim alone.
The liberal moderates split was
00:56:23
on full display during the latest Democratic
debate in South Carolina broadcast by
00:56:29
c.b.s.
00:56:29
News dot com I think she was talking about
my plan not yours front runner Bernie
00:56:34
Sanders defended the core vision of his
campaign that government take the lead to
00:56:40
improve the lives of all Americans that
it's not an economy that's working for the
00:56:45
American people that's
00:56:46
a good economy working for the one person
said we're going to create an economy for
00:56:51
all not just wealthy campaign Senator because
but Sanders got plenty of pushback in
00:56:56
the debate from moderates who fear his
nomination would send the Forney to defeat
00:57:01
in November against President former South
Bend Indiana Mayor. Was among those
00:57:08
sounding the alarm I mean look if you
think the last 4 years has been chaotic
00:57:15
divisive toxic exhausting imagine spending
the better part of 2020 with Bernie
00:57:21
Sanders versus Donald Trump. Think about
what that will be like for this country
00:57:27
but Sanders and his supporters argue his
success shows the Democratic Party has
00:57:32
moved to the left since 2016 and is drawing
in younger and more engaged voters
00:57:39
analyst John 48 Well I think he
has some strength he has a he has
00:57:42
a good core of people who are going to be
with him no matter where he is and he's
00:57:46
likely to do very well winning or coming
in 2nd in states ahead so it's oh he's in
00:57:51
a pretty strong position. But is Sanders
Wise's moderate Democrats like Jim Kasler
00:57:57
. If you add up the moderate votes together
in the early primaries more people are
00:58:02
voting for moderates for
00:58:04
a moderate from mainstream candidate to win
that number needs to consolidate terms
00:58:09
of who's vying for those votes moderates
like beauty Gedge former Vice President
00:58:13
Joe Biden Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar
shore and former New York City Mayor
00:58:19
Michael Bloomberg believe Trump and his
Republican supporters would be thrilled if
00:58:25
Sanders won the Democratic nomination analyst
Matthew Dallek they would be able to
00:58:30
kind of exploit Sanders some of his
past positions Medicare for all.
00:58:37
So so I think it's it's
00:58:39
a much bigger target politically for
the Republicans to have someone like
00:58:46
a Bernie Sanders at the top of the
ticket we cannot continue to have
00:58:50
a president who is
00:58:51
a powerful logical Sanders will continue
to have an advantage in the primary race
00:58:57
as long as the moderate contenders failed
to rally around one candidate says
00:59:02
Darrell West all of them have certain
advantages but certain minuses as well and I
00:59:08
think for one of the moderates to defeat
Sanders the field is really going to have
00:59:13
to around one of those individuals
the Democratic race is now in
00:59:18
a crucial stage with numerous primaries
and larger states coming up. For the next
00:59:24
several weeks with a few 1000
delegates at stake Jim Malone v.o.a.
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a great day. This
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is the only news on the mainland
China reported $327.00 new corona
01:00:17
virus infection Ferrers say that is the
lowest since January 23rd but it's Lisa's
01:00:23
slime report for veal way with worldwide
infections increasing the World Health
01:00:28
Organization is warning nations to be more
prepared the World Health Organization
01:00:32
reports the number of new infections of
coronavirus appears to be on the decline in
01:00:37
China while the disease is spreading
more rapidly around the globe w.h.o.
01:00:42
Chief Tadros I don't Gabriel
says acknowledges this is
01:00:46
a matter of concern but he knows the virus
can be contained if all nations take the
01:00:52
right measures. If you act aggressively
now you can contain this bias you can
01:00:59
prevent people getting sick you can save
lives Tater says this virus does not
01:01:05
respect borders and nations must seek to
prevent cases from infiltrating their
01:01:10
territory. And for v.o.a. News Geneva u.s.
01:01:14
Vice president Mike Pence convened his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
01:01:19
Thursday this is
01:01:20
a day after President Trump made him the
government's point person for the epidemic
01:01:25
Penn said the administration's priority
is to protect the American people present
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no.
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This is the way News I'm Tom the
Mainland China reported 327 new corona
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virus infections Thursday it is the lowest
since January 23rd but is Lisa's Slyme
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report for v.o.a.
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With worldwide infections increasing the
World Health Organization is warning
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nations to be more prepared the World Health
Organization reports the number of new
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infections of coronavirus appears to be
on the decline in China while the disease
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is spreading more rapidly
around the globe w.h.o.
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Chief Tadros I don't know
who's acknowledges this is
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a matter of concern but he notes the virus
can be contained at all nations take the
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right answers if you act like this you
know you can contain the spiders you can
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prevent people get sick you can save
lives Tater says this virus does not
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respect borders and nations must seek to
prevent cases from infiltrating their
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territory. And for v.o.a. News Geneva u.s.
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Vice president Mike pants convened his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
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Thursday this is the day after President
Trump made him the government's point
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person for the epidemic Mr Pence said the
administration's priority is to protect
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the American people the presidents know
are part of the health and safety people
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work we're doing here today represents
the most for. This government today the
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vice president brought in Debbie Birch the
administration's global aids coordinator
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and a medical doctor to serve as
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a chief advisor for responding to the I'll
break up and tile and reported in record
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one new case of Corona virus spraying
with total in the country to $41.00 since
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January the new cases a 25 year old man
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a tour guide who recently returned from
South Korea and was diagnosed with the
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virus in February to.
And 4th this is v.o.a.
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News an airstrike by Syrian government
forces killed at least $33.00 Turkish
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soldiers in northeast Syria marking
the largest death toll for Turkey in
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a single day since it 1st intervened in
Syria in 2016 the deaths were serious skill
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ation in the direct conflict between Turkish
and Russia backed Syrian forces that
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has waged war and since early February
Rami Dogan the governor of Turkey's.
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Province bordering Syria has it live
region said that 33 troops were killed the
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u.s. State Department expressed concern in
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a statement Thursday night saying that they
stand by the NATO ally Turkey and call
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for an immediate end to the despicable
offensive by the Assad regime Russia and
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Iranian backed forces the United
Nations warns there is a that
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a locus Al break in eastern Africa continues
to spread and threatens to intensify
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u.n.
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Spokesman said that locus were sweeping across
8 countries in the region that's Ethiopia
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Kenya Somalia South Sudan and Eritrea
Djibouti Tanzania and Uganda and
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it just reached the Democratic
Republic of Congo up he said the u.n.
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Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs warns worse to come at the start
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of the planting season warrants that image
shore swarms the most voracious stage of
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the locals development will emerge at the
start of the upcoming rainy season which
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is the most important planting season for
some of the world's worst affected in at
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risk countries in East Africa u.n.
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Officials are calling for international
support for farmers affected by this Lucas
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outbreak
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a trial date has been set for the Full House
star Lori Loughlin and her husband and
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the college admission bribery case in
the United States Loughlin her fashion
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designer husband in charge of paying
$500000.00 in creating fake athletic. To get
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their daughters into the University of
Southern California on Wall Street markets
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continued to plan for the 6 straight day
on investor worries about the economic
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impact of the coronavirus. The drubbing
on financial markets stemming from Corona
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virus outbreak worries continued in Thursday's
trading on Wall Street the Dow Jones
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Industrials plunged $1193.00 points
losing 4.4 percent to close at 25
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$1763.00 the s. And p.
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$500.00 lost $137.00 points or 4.4 percent
and the Nasdaq fell $414.00 points
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shouting 4.6 percent a value the s. And p.
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Is headed to its worst week
since October 2008. More v.o.a.
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News dot com I'm Tommy McNeil feeling.
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Good Morning America
welcome to daybreak up
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a couple of points of American James Bunty
Washington to this Friday February 28th
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and here are some of the stories we're
covering Africa braces for the corona virus
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this virus does not respect
theirs it does not distinguish
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between and raises. The. Country's.
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Development at the Rose Kennedy
who is. Director General East
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African country strong local county did low
cost plagued Ugandan business when the
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president was 70 and to reopen the common
border in Uganda people power movement
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plans to resume public consultations
next week despite police threat
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a. Civil side the group. Well protests
this weekend I guess on this controversial
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constitutional referendum in Parliament
re-election will have. It will be the whole
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country not to one but everywhere.
And everywhere city are to raise
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the leader of the opposition union of
Republican forces party and the World Bank
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normalize relations with Somalia after 30
years those 30 plus some so almost force
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are coming up on Daybreak Africa.
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Africa is bracing for
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a potential coronavirus pandemic as
experts warn the health systems on the
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continent could be overwhelmed beyond its
source the China outbreaks have hit South
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Korea Iran and Italy where cases detect
dozens of other countries However experts
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say the apparent delay in the
virus reaching Africa on
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a large scale has given precious time to
prepare and ritual reports that stack our
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airports in Senegal and at transport hubs
across the continent or Thora to use are
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trying to detect and intercept suspected
coronavirus patients single cases have
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been detected in Egypt and out Syria the
World Health Organization on Thursday but
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no country can assure you it is safe
from the virus this virus does not
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respect borders it does not
distinguish between races or
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80 cities it has not a good
for a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development the point is
not only to prevent cases arriving
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on your shores the point is what you do
when you have cases until this month Santa
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goes past Institute was one of only 2
African research laboratories. Able to test
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for the virus. If it is detected sooner and
that will be more effective in lowering
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its spread of the apparent delay in any
African outbreak has given the continent
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time to prepare the World Health Organization
says more than half of sub-Saharan
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countries are now equipped with laboratories
that can test for the virus now
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individual countries are capable of testing
for this new completely new virus it's
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not as extensive as we need to be and the
testing that's going on in countries
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isn't as complete as we'd like it to be but
the fact that we've been able to stand
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this up in relatively short amount of time
I think represents progress it's feared
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that an undetected outbreak
could rapidly escalate into
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a health crisis around 80 percent of
people with Corona virus have only mild
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symptoms meaning the true prevalence is
likely under-reported most fate Hannity's
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have occurred in those with
underlying health problems but
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a pandemic in Africa would overwhelm medical
facilities it's an issue when it comes
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to managing other medical problems so that
means that people with heart disease and
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things aren't necessarily able to visit
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a hospital or to get an appointment and
subsequently we could see increased
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mortality from other medical problems
simply because they can't access the health
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system experts say many African nations
must improve disease surveillance and
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operations to trace the spread of infection
they also warn that in the event of
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a global pandemic the international
community must be ready to step in and help
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countries with weaker health systems
and neutral way news from the.
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Rapidly multiply
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a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:10:04
plague that threatens food security for
millions of people writers David all
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reports. In northern Kenya the next generation
of locusts has already been born but
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as the plague multiplies and spreads
across East Africa and the Horn of Africa
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governments hit by violence or
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a lack of supplies are struggling
to hold back the tide in
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a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
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Organization representative to Kenya
Dr Tobias talk of Russia says it's
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a disaster that eclipses all
others it is a big threat it is
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a biggest hit much as we say cloud is a
threat much as we say that floods can be
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a threat but if you had to rank them I think
they're all for it but does it because
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this regime is in unprecedented
fit with 4 to create
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a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
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a day as $35000.00 people can the f.a.o.
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Warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
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explode by 500 times by June when eggs
hatch as they have been doing recently in
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Kenya's arches post the young locust
hoppers are earthbound for 2 weeks and are
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more vulnerable to spraying but this month
Kenya the region's wealthiest and most
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stable country run out of
pesticide for about a week and
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a half leaving residents and farmers to
watch helplessly as the crops they count on
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to feed their families would devour would
not start over again it's disturbing
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because you've never seen anything like
this and also when they land on vegetation
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they do everything even the grass if
this continues they will eat all the
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vegetation was already. In neighboring
Uganda the military has been deployed
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Handspring trees in the morning before
locusts take flight. Somalia where the
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infestation was 1st reported in December
can't provide security to exterminate his
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feet he appeared needs 500000 liters of
pesticide for the upcoming harvest and
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planting season but the country's single
pesticide factory is struggling to produce
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its maximum 200000 liters as foreign exchange
shortage. Of delayed the purchase of
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chemicals the pesticides
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a fireball but the Decides required financial
resources before they can be leased.
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To f.a.o. Says containing the plague
will cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
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Dollars so far donors have
pledged $52000000.00. Yes
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Reuters. Reported yesterday
Thursday marked as
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a one year says the
Rwandan government issued
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a travel advisory more new rule of the
National against traveling to Uganda The
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move came at the climax of tensions between
Ugandan president Yoweri most 70 and
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Gabi of Rwanda Ugandan business women said
the dispute has highly affected their
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business is the family's Davis rock Origi
report from Kampala they are calling on
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both leaders to end their disagreement and
open the borders when you go before the
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grocer. The main border crossing
between Ronda and Uganda mother of 6.
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500000 you going to shillings $140.00 of
profits from have business she says that
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she had her business. But it
goes beyond me as one of the
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mattresses to big. Business is almost
closing because most of our clients. That
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another suited from wasn't Uganda.
Of course but the winter does
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a suspicion his most women dislike
absence in their businesses when they.
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Had to hide. Things. We don't have money
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our businesses have closed we
are my that. We are fighting.
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We are failing to provide food for
often midis and other business woman.
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Businesses in. Between Kenya and
Uganda. Over the border between
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Uganda and Rwanda as equally affected across
other East African member states have
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been talking with not. Only from Kenya
we send them to Kaka not by bus and then
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it was on the gives us what our money back
on that bus were never out. So why after
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I'd use from Kenya put it on
the bus they're going to cut
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a notch up us once those are sent me back
I watched the money which means I have
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marketing well in the round up I know the
board is close I can't access that to
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market on my business. Is there nothing
sub regional support initiative for
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divestment of e.s.c.
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In the local women to get to not gotten
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a board over $600000000.00 you're
going to lose over 160000 dollars.
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When you're good as your gross of. The
international community should intervene
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and as leaders of both states negotiated
in good faith they wanted Nations the
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donor community that promotes of human
rights and sustainable development has
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taught at the safe distance watching the
unproductive and shall know with patients
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between presidents who wake up
with 70. Which said to be aimed at
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opening the borders president in 70 and
me met last week for the 4th and admitted
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president don't know link.
But. He discussed ways.
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Between the 2 countries for news
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a young woman in the. Uganda You're listening
to daybreak Africa and the Voice of
00:16:00
America I'm James Bhatti Washington to
this Friday February 28th daybreak Africa
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time 60 minutes past the hour here you go
down the opposition people power movement
00:16:10
of Parliament to real Robert chuckle i.e.
00:16:12
Popularly known as Bobby one says it plans
to resume public meetings next week as
00:16:18
part of one's campaign for president spokesman
you well so you're also says members
00:16:24
of the group will defend themselves from
police violence which he says is intended
00:16:29
to undermine Bobby winds campaign to unseat
him. Long time President you were he
00:16:33
was 70 in next year's general election
walking through police there is no doubt
00:16:38
that there are 32 extension following the
know what happened during Monday when the
00:16:42
sun's going to be doing fantastic and our
one of our comrades were killed was that
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knocks by
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a police truck which ran over her and so
we went very hard so it's it is clearly
00:16:52
showing that they want to frustrate by not
only stopping our efforts to go at that
00:16:57
point that Ugandans our resolve really
is that we are going to begin to defend
00:17:01
ourselves against its necessity against
this mother and that's what they clearly
00:17:05
have done in Chicago such as the not
Didn't that they did with all of these
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activities and not being able to hold
activities of citations and once again that
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once again thanks to see that happen on
level Jack when you. Go out there interact
00:17:19
with Ugandan became
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a body president was Gratian because they
don't provide for the act don't you think
00:17:25
you could be clashing with the police
is this is this tons of the people for
00:17:29
movement to defend yourself defend yourself
against whom and for what reason so
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look that's what join that killing that's
like the killing grasshoppers Now that's
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what acceptable so we are very well within
the law is that we are going to defend
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ourselves against this matter because that's
what they have become your lawyers are
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reaching to the commission and to meet
with the police to bring. In the school
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system the resumption of your consultation
you are going to have received any
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information or feedback from the electoral
commission or the police handing you
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begin your consultation as we wrote to the
only road to the Electoral Commission of
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course they give our giving is
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a mention each chance we got delivered in
for that meeting but all of that is not
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forthcoming and we have today since we
have done everything the law requires that
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we have tried to exhaust all legal out
and we are going to find how to make and
00:18:20
reaching out to Uganda and I'm contacting
them that's going to happen what is the
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next plan in terms of going on the
resumption of the consultation that's
00:18:29
a possibility for next week you can fill
the same situation where the police who
00:18:34
are in still supporters as well as yourself
and run the juggling Well we don't let
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the cat out of the bag now but
you can be certain we have
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a plan. Joins so you only need
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a spokesperson for Bobby Winds people power
movement of Uganda he was speaking with
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us Peter Clottey from Kampala. Opposition
parties civil society groups say they
00:18:58
plan to hold nationwide demonstrations this
weekend against Sunday's controversial
00:19:02
constitutional referendum and parliamentary
election that they say I intend to
00:19:08
allow President Condi to serve an illegal
3rd term local media quote a u.s.
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Secretary of state might bump Ailes Twitter
post expressing concern about President
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condo's plans to organize the legislative
election and constitutional referendum on
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March 1st cd-r to re leader of the opposition
union of Republican forces POTUS says
00:19:29
over 80 percent of Guinea
is against the lifting
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a presidential term limits. To people only
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thing they want to do is. Only
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the ones who. Are dominant
just so you know. All.
00:19:54
Too had. Absolute Rights so on Sunday
you are going on another protest or
00:20:00
demonstration against this
move not the same place we.
00:20:07
Go to station but it would be the whole
country not to one place but everywhere.
00:20:17
Diplomats that you have met with other
opposition forces say that you should have
00:20:21
a dialogue to resolve any concerns you
have where is the status of that dialogue
00:20:26
with the governments over
trying to. Develop I think you.
00:20:39
Will. Clearly the
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learning president won't go on.
The book enough and so I found.
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That. What has been the response from
the people of Guinea so far about this
00:21:00
Sunday's referendum we're against it in
00:21:02
a way to get to the games. But you
know how any collusion with the fans
00:21:10
mentioning happening in India.
Who when he. Decided to
00:21:16
support because it was inviting because
of the audit made going to lead to our
00:21:23
lives to try to won't. Call it
an electrical shock at 3 days
00:21:30
to
00:21:31
a problem because it's not cause people to
keep Iraq really or people if they like
00:21:38
to listen. To exist so this is
to happen now was they were
00:21:45
to actually see good process see
themselves these absolute facts.
00:21:52
To. See what kept the factories
but the question. And actually
00:21:59
just the stuff I do want to
see. If we were born with
00:22:06
what is the position message to the people
of Guinea I heard of Sunday's referendum
00:22:12
no different I'm here to support the
whole operation in the. Struggle
00:22:18
Against this is for. Everybody that
could clearly and support our position
00:22:25
today. Beat c.d.r.
00:22:28
To re is leader of the opposition union of
Republican forces party of Guinea he was
00:22:32
speaking with us the us Peter Clottey from
the capital could agree the World Bank
00:22:38
says it has normalized relations with the
federal government of Somalia after 30
00:22:42
years an announcement on Thursday that the
bank said that normalization will open
00:22:47
up opportunities for Somalia to access
concessional find them see from the World
00:22:52
Bank and also help attract investment that
will support the country's stability and
00:22:57
development so money at all is more than
$5000000000.00 to external creditors and
00:23:02
the country is also expected to achieve
00:23:05
a comprehensive debt relief under the
heavily indebted poor countries hit take
00:23:10
initiative how Room
00:23:11
a roof spoke with while Bank country
manager Hugh Ridout what this means in
00:23:16
practice for 30 years the Mahdi has been
outside of the international financial
00:23:22
institutions and normalizing relations
means that the country is now in good
00:23:27
standing with the World Bank it means that
going forward Somalia will be able to
00:23:33
access ground financing for property
reduction for 30 years the money has not had
00:23:39
access to any of the World Bank Group
financing not from I do not from the i.o.c.
00:23:45
For the private sector so that is what it
means it means that their country will be
00:23:49
able to make large investments in some
of the basic needs that people have in
00:23:55
Somalia I also want to talk about
exactly what did so my leaders do that
00:24:02
convince you to take this is step one
some of the basic reforms that have taken
00:24:06
place of approx 70 years being increasing
revenue generation not only from
00:24:11
Mogadishu port Mogadishu and port but
also increasingly from the private sector
00:24:16
that means that the government is able to
generate its revenue from. Happy to pay
00:24:22
increasing amount of attack to the government
because of the transparency. It is
00:24:27
now in the budget system Another thing is
the improved audit framework the auditor
00:24:33
general is carrying out annual audit of the
budget and is reporting those awards to
00:24:37
the parliament's another reform is on the
Central Bank when we started working the
00:24:42
central bank was not regulating the financial
sector and there have been many laws
00:24:46
and regulations now passed that enable
the central bank to carry out its
00:24:50
supervisory function in the financial
sector however as well as the new Somali
00:24:56
banks that have been formed another reform
and on the transparency of the budget in
00:25:01
particular on the payroll So for example
the sum of the national army is now fully
00:25:05
registered biometrically and tame and
made to soldiers directly to their bank
00:25:10
accounts or to their mobile
phones and this is cutting out
00:25:14
a lot of the corruption that we used to
see in the past on this very big part of
00:25:18
the budget. Hugh rebel as the World Bank
called for knowledge of Somalia he spoke
00:25:24
with reporter how rule nor rules of u.s.
00:25:25
Of Mali service.
00:25:32
System nobody ever covered has the resources
all malleability Nigeria very good
00:25:37
fight the money to do something good Friday
morning to you James to give the sports
00:25:42
with news from the you we fight you Rupa
leak on Thursday when I join forward Egads
00:25:49
who scored his 1st school for much as g
$98.00 the 30 year old Nigerian completed
00:25:54
in move to Trafford at the end of January
and is due to spend the remainder of the
00:25:58
292020 campaign on a new not
00:26:01
a club function Gosh I'm sure if there's
great you know because this is what I am
00:26:06
with head long enough for the last games
I've played to but now it's just come to
00:26:12
me said to myself with the from small when
I was young and playing 42 my scoring
00:26:17
goals means
00:26:18
a lot to me but to carry this moment out
it is of my life or don't it got to that
00:26:23
feel good off the bench against Chelsea
club blues and white Ford before making his
00:26:27
1st start against Club Illusion in
the 2nd leg of their last the g.o.p.
00:26:32
League contest on Thursday night Steyn
with football news the knockout stages of
00:26:36
the continent's premier club competition
the Cup Champions League kick off this
00:26:40
weekend would for the 1st leg game scheduled
over Friday and Saturday at the Cairo
00:26:46
International Stadium Cairo it will
be like of Egypt locking horns with
00:26:50
a sponsor of Tunisia defending champions
Brussel Tunisia how they poor record
00:26:55
against Zamalek of Egypt I had of the
fs leg in 7 clashes in various cup
00:27:00
competitions the tennis club have only
want once drawing 3 times and losing 3 of
00:27:07
the f.x. Just together Roger Casablanca
will freeze d.p. Ms-n.b.c. Of d.r.
00:27:11
Congo the 2 for my champions have many
things in common both have lifted the cup
00:27:16
champions league trophy
more than once 5 form
00:27:19
a zombie. And $34.00 Roger went to win
numerous cup competitions and both finished
00:27:24
the fever club walk up last run us up on
Saturday Holly host Mamelodi Sundowns of
00:27:30
South Africa where the North Africans
would be desperate for revenge after
00:27:34
a $51.00 aggregates Russian one the cops
met at the same stage last year the 5 gold
00:27:39
fest Lake spankin in Pretoria South Africa
was the heaviest single marched loss in
00:27:45
stained by the record African champions
since the 6 know the feat in $1042.00 cup
00:27:51
final while Adam Ahmed 5 stadium in Casablanca
which will be what I can supplant of
00:27:57
. A tool to the hell of Tunisia in
boxing news Ugandan professional boxer
00:28:03
Shafique ki one knockout put his ward box
in federal African heavyweight title on
00:28:10
the line when he comes up against Egypt's
Abdullah funny on the 29th of May The
00:28:15
fight will take place at the International
University of East Africa in Cassandra
00:28:21
Shafique Q one cool believes the title is
for him to keep the lead to something.
00:28:29
With my coaching I'm working hard and that
does it for daybreak Africa's sports for
00:28:34
this Friday I am something of. A Buddha
Nigeria it's back to you James in
00:28:41
Washington thank you some say have
00:28:43
a good weekend 10000 for this Friday
February 25th edition of daybreak Africa we
00:28:48
thank you for spending this week with us
on behalf of the daybreak Africa team
00:28:52
producer Nicole back for reporters political
to Reiki as well as Post editor some
00:28:57
say along with all of our engineers and
gents but in Washington which you will have
00:29:02
a lovely weekend. The whole
season has arrived the
00:29:09
border crosser. The city
but. Everybody knew
00:29:16
this week we'll be checking out some of
the biggest stars that have headlined.
00:29:20
Valley Music Festival. Tune in on March
00:29:27
2nd 1500 universal to check out these
headlining performances only on The Voice of
00:29:33
America. This is
00:29:37
a shocker. For on the next Africa the
United States Britain and Norway
00:29:44
praising South Sudan for forming
a unity government with
00:29:47
a new government bandage to end years of
conflict that has killed thousands of
00:29:52
people and displaced millions South Sudan
in transition on the next strike Africa
00:29:59
tune into one of the days of the human
factor you did see it right here on the
00:30:03
Africa.
00:30:14
Today is Friday Feb 28th and this is via
ways international edition I'm Steve
00:30:21
Miller in Washington as the number of people
affected by the corona virus outbreak
00:30:25
in 10 used to climb the head of the w.h.o.
00:30:28
Issues
00:30:29
a word of caution no country should
assume it wouldn't get cases that
00:30:36
could be
00:30:36
a fight. And quite. Official say
nearly 2 dozen soldiers have been
00:30:43
killed in an airstrike by Syrian government
forces in northeast Syria we'll have
00:30:48
all of those stories and
00:30:50
a whole lot more next. The
00:30:57
director general of the World Health
Organization warns the coronavirus epidemic
00:31:02
has reached
00:31:03
a divisive and decisive point and all
countries must prepare for the possibility of
00:31:08
a global pandemic of this respiratory disease
the latest figures reported to w.h.o.
00:31:14
From China are 78630 cases of
covert 19 in that country including
00:31:20
2747 deaths outside of China
there are 3474 reported cases
00:31:27
and 44 countries and $54.00 deaths these
are shrine now start us off from Geneva
00:31:34
the World Health Organization reports the
number of new infections of coronavirus
00:31:39
appears to be on the decline in China while
the disease is spreading more rapidly
00:31:44
around the globe in the past 2 days he says
the number of new cases reported in the
00:31:49
rest of the world has exceeded the number
of new cases reported in China and within
00:31:54
the past day 7 new countries have reported
their 1st case of coded 19. Chief
00:32:01
Tadros I don't know gave me a
souse acknowledges this is
00:32:05
a matter of concern but he knows the virus
can be can. Tain to fall nation's take
00:32:10
the right measures if you act aggressively
now you can contain this fire you
00:32:17
can prevent people getting sick you
can save lives. So my advice to
00:32:24
this country is to. Save
early years can prevent
00:32:30
transmission before the virus get a
foothold Tator says w h o advocates
00:32:37
a comprehensive approach he says this virus
does not respect borders and nations
00:32:42
must seek to prevent cases from infiltrating
their territory at the same time he
00:32:48
says they must have
00:32:49
a plan ready to care for those who are
sick and for stopping the virus from
00:32:53
infecting others every country needs to
be ready to detect early too I donate
00:32:59
vision. Contact provide quality care.
00:33:07
And prevent community vision says
covered 9000 has pandemic potential
00:33:14
but there is still time to prevent
country epidemics from developing into
00:33:18
a global pandemic He says w.h.o.
00:33:21
Is providing countries with the tools
they need to help them prepare for this
00:33:25
eventuality he notes study which always
shipping testing kits and personal
00:33:30
protective equipment to dozens of countries
he says the agency has trained more
00:33:35
than 80000 health workers through online
courses and it's helping countries learn
00:33:40
how to prevent detect and
manage cases and for v.o.a.
00:33:45
News Geneva and Africa Nigeria has now
confirmed its 1st cover 19 patient it's an
00:33:51
Italian who traveled from
Milan Italy to Lagos as u.s.
00:33:55
President Donald Trump urges calm over
00:33:57
a potential virus outbreak Democrats wonder
whether his been astray Shin is ready
00:34:03
to handle what making
what may come next a.p.
00:34:07
Washington correspondent. I'm
00:34:08
a gonna take things from here the president
yesterday tried to minimize fears of an
00:34:13
outbreak I don't think it's inevitable
even as health officials warned infections
00:34:18
are coming shortly after the government
announced one in California apparently
00:34:22
unconnected to overseas travel or
00:34:25
a contact with another patient New
Jersey's Bill Pascrell is among Democrats
00:34:29
questioning whether the administration
is up to the task I don't see
00:34:33
a plan to made it such
00:34:34
a risk the president yesterday blasted House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi for echoing those
00:34:39
doubts I think Speaker Pelosi is
incompetent this morning she called for
00:34:43
a bipartisan response to the virus
lives are at stake this is not
00:34:48
a time for name calling Saager maggoty
Washington speaking of California that state
00:34:53
is monitoring more than 8400 people for
Corona virus symptoms after the arrival on
00:34:59
commercial flights but stayed on Wednesday
00:35:02
a report of the case of unknown origin
making it potentially the 1st incident of
00:35:06
the virus spreading within u.s.
00:35:09
Communities stock markets across the globe
dropped sharply again Thursday for the
00:35:14
4th straight day of plummeting values
prompted by fears of the growing spread of
00:35:19
the coronavirus and its effect on international
commerce European markets dropped
00:35:24
more than 3 percent for the day while key
exchanges in New York were down more than
00:35:28
2 percent in late day trading Asian markets
finished mixed on Thursday Arab media
00:35:34
reporting that the spread of the coronavirus
in Iran has pushed that country's
00:35:38
currency to lows not seen in almost
00:35:41
a year Iranian health officials say there
are more than $200.00 confirmed cases in
00:35:45
that country and at least $26.00 deaths
Edward Uranian has that part of the story.
00:35:57
Turkey. Bahrain Kuwait and the United
Arab Emirates have all closed landin
00:36:04
air borders with Iran in recent days due
to the coronavirus. As the closures stop
00:36:11
the flow of traffic to
and from Iran fears of
00:36:14
a deepening economic slump are hitting
Iraq's national currency the reaal Arab
00:36:20
media say the reaal fell to 158500 to the
dollar on the black market Wednesday
00:36:27
its lowest level in over
00:36:29
a year the realities of official Pegasus
$42000.00 to the dollar many economists
00:36:36
fear that both Iran 2 oil and
non oil exports will be hit by
00:36:40
a regional trade slump due to the virus
religious tourism to Iran's holy sites will
00:36:46
also be affected by border closures and
quarantines around public places sales
00:36:52
during the normally robust pre now rues New
Year's festival are falling despite the
00:36:59
downward pressure on Iran's economy
President Haasan Rouhani told journalists
00:37:04
Thursday that the country until recently
had been thriving because you can do all
00:37:09
modern see the bigs too far yet if there's
00:37:12
a says that on both industry and agriculture
did very well during the past several
00:37:17
months and the happy adds that the economy
will flourish if Iranians do not let us
00:37:22
sanctions or the coronavirus have
00:37:25
a psychological impact on
their behavior. Despite
00:37:33
the president's optimism state t.v.
00:37:35
Showed Iranians in the
capital Tehran swarming
00:37:38
a pharmacy in pursuit of flu medication
and facemasks panic buying was also
00:37:45
reported at some other businesses former
Iranian president Uppal ha sun Bonnie
00:37:51
Souther tells v.o.a.
00:37:52
That almost everything necessary to fight
the virus outbreak is missing in Iran and
00:37:58
ordinary people blame
their government and u.s.
00:38:01
Sanctions for the current crisis.
00:38:08
Comrades that the Iranian economy depends
on trade with its neighbors so you can
00:38:13
just imagine the poverty that is facing the
Iranian people if trade diminishes with
00:38:18
its partners like Turkey Iraq Russia and
elsewhere and Iranian member of parliament
00:38:25
recently blame Terrans eagerness to come
to the rescue of its major trading partner
00:38:30
China for shortages inside his own country
Iran sent thousands of face mask to
00:38:37
China during the initial phase of the
coronavirus outbreak and now faces
00:38:42
a severe shortage at home Iranians laments
former president bunny Souther have no
00:38:48
confidence in the regime or its propaganda
and even less faith that the outside
00:38:54
world will come to their rescue
Edward Uranian for v.o.a.
00:38:58
News Cairo Saudi Arabia has closed off
its holiest sites in Islam to foreign
00:39:05
pilgrims over the coronavirus disrupting
travels for thousands of Muslims ready
00:39:11
already headed to the kingdom and potentially
affecting plans later this year for
00:39:15
millions more ahead of the fasting month
of Ramadan and the annual Hodge pilgrimage
00:39:21
outside of China that covered 19 as
significantly affected South Korea earlier I
00:39:26
spoke to Jeff Kim the owner of an afterschool
Academy in Seoul to learn about how
00:39:31
the outbreak is affecting him for me because
I'm always like cautious these things
00:39:37
the people I meet in my daily routines
you know of course I wash my hands more
00:39:43
often than any time. And sanitizer
everywhere you know it's really hard to
00:39:50
see him saying tigers in Korea or she go
to hospital or clinic Stan you can see
00:39:57
it but not in
00:39:58
a bank or like supermarkets. Ulta
today I mean remember back in.
00:40:07
Late 2000. Thousands right
when we had the h one
00:40:10
n one virus and you had the pure
stands outside elevators and
00:40:17
building engines says that even at bus
stops you know people could you know keep
00:40:23
their hands germ free you so you're saying
you're seeing more of that and more of
00:40:28
that yes and all of that everywhere and
they all for the sanitizers and they
00:40:35
ask me if they you know if I
wash my hands and you know it's.
00:40:42
It's very funny that I feel kind of like
safe washing my hands and sanitising would
00:40:47
have to. Really shake
their hands you know like
00:40:53
a business meetings we just you know bump
and. Of course it's hard to see people
00:40:59
without wearing
00:41:00
a mask on the street and it's funny
you know nowadays I can and. They
00:41:06
read people's emotions you know which
we normally get from the facial
00:41:13
expressions right but they all know
where Basque So it's really one of my
00:41:18
colleagues recently traveled from
Seoul to the United States and he
00:41:25
was he felt pressured to wear
00:41:28
a mask the play is theirs
socially as you know.
00:41:34
Dr to wear a mask even though some
health professionals say that wearing
00:41:40
a mask doesn't necessarily give you any
extra protection you must he was wearing
00:41:45
Basque and if you don't wear
00:41:46
a mask people look weird. And. Yeah it's
00:41:53
it's it's a mandatory right now in Korea
and it's funny it's really hard to get
00:41:59
a mask in the markets it's also go in
so what we do. There's always like
00:42:06
a daily deals so they open. 7 or like
00:42:10
a 99 morning like through the website they
sell only night limited mask only 10000
00:42:16
mask per day draws to
00:42:18
a business owner you know you have an
afterschool Academy How's that being you know
00:42:25
affected by this I mean his education
postponed the new school year 8 so.
00:42:33
At the start they up the school. It's March
9th which is like one week. Later that
00:42:40
initially planned because you know
so the private school like it's like
00:42:45
a jail as. We kind of follow
the order but it's not
00:42:52
mandatory but. They suggest
to close that close
00:42:59
down the school for like
00:43:00
a week or so but it's really hard decisions
because you know it's we get from the
00:43:06
students and I was Jeff Kim speaking to me
from Seoul and speaking of schools prime
00:43:11
minister Shinzo Abi asked
Japanese schools to close for
00:43:15
a March 2nd until the start of the next
term an April I spoke to reporter James
00:43:20
Simms in Tokyo about that the national
government is saying you know we're
00:43:25
requesting that you do this I know some
local governments have already taken that
00:43:30
step ahead of the time and so the big concern
is you know what do people do if both
00:43:36
parents are working. The government has
said well you know we're requesting that
00:43:40
companies be flexible but in some cases you
know companies they just don't have the
00:43:45
extra staff or they can say Ok
well you could take off a half
00:43:48
a week you know we'll go take care of your
children or your kid and so there's big
00:43:53
questions in terms of what's going
to happen there you know if you're
00:43:56
a parent you know that daycare centers
and preschools into barns I mean.
00:44:03
You know you can't see everything as
00:44:05
a parent so I don't know if you know
shut the school. You know from 1st grade
00:44:11
through high school. You seems like you
should do something for you know the
00:44:16
younger children and some of those kids
are always going to be weaker immune
00:44:21
systems too you know overall how do you
think this is going to affect life for many
00:44:25
people throughout Japan Well I mean I
think you have to break that into several
00:44:29
sort of pieces you know there's the economic
impact and then there's just sort of
00:44:34
the daily life and backed So you know the
very big concerns about the economic
00:44:39
impact just because of things like supply
chains being shut down you know from
00:44:43
China for components as well as they had
to basically ending of Chinese tourists
00:44:49
coming to Japan and then in terms of the
schools I think at this point of the year
00:44:53
most of the kids are done with most of
their work and so you know they'll be able
00:44:58
to graduate and you know.
They'll be going into
00:45:02
a longer break and things don't really pick
up until like I think mid to late April
00:45:06
in terms of school so there's sort of
00:45:08
a buffer zone there but the question is
you know whether it's if this continues
00:45:13
much longer than expected or there's also
00:45:17
a question of whether there are people
that you know get the coronavirus it goes
00:45:22
into remission then it comes back or if
they able to spread even if once people are
00:45:29
supposedly over it and then
sort of longer term there's
00:45:32
a big question question mark over the
Olympics especially after the comments by an
00:45:37
Olympic Committee member saying that
the Olympics whether they whether it's
00:45:43
a no no go or ago would have to be decided
you know at the latest by the end of
00:45:48
a May when the government I think is very
worried because especially for the Abbey
00:45:53
administration I mean it's sort of
considered his graduation as he's coming you
00:45:59
know towards the end of his his tenure
probably as prime minister so the government
00:46:04
has said that you know nothing has been
decided regarding or that. It isn't
00:46:09
a decision has been made to to postpone
the Olympics or anything I mean they need
00:46:13
to think about today actual sort of health
impacts as well as you know Japan sort
00:46:19
of stature in the world in trying to
deal with something like this ahead of
00:46:23
a major global event like the Olympics I
was James sends speaking to me from Tokyo
00:46:29
Japan but her David Weber is
00:46:31
a professor of medicine and divisions of
Infectious Diseases at the University of
00:46:36
North Carolina School of Medicine with
everything going on today I asked him why
00:46:41
the w.h.o.
00:46:42
Sounds cautiously optimistic about the
covert 19 that it can be beaten what
00:46:48
concerns did he still have the obvious
concern is you know up until last week it
00:46:54
looked like the virus with the
Thankfully confined. To. China
00:47:02
with you know it's one usual things like
the cruise ship in Diamond Princess
00:47:08
in Japan but just in the last week
we have obviously seen substantial
00:47:15
transmission I think that you know will
know I think by the end of the week but I
00:47:21
think there is
00:47:21
a stance for concern that we are going
to have to move from containment meaning
00:47:27
keep it in one area don't let any new
people contact contract the and then much
00:47:33
like we go with the our you know it would
burn itself out we may need to move
00:47:39
obviously to. Mitigation meaning yes
we're going to be the. Rat or at
00:47:46
least read through much of the world and
not in the fashion and we'll need to
00:47:52
commit against an early detection early
therapy. Protecting older individuals with
00:47:59
co-morbidity So I think right now. The
issue is not what's happening in China you
00:48:05
know for the let week lot the number of
doctoral. Earth Day and been going down.
00:48:12
Clear that high and it's certainly managing
their out right what about continents
00:48:18
like Africa that have already been dealing
with significant health crises who may
00:48:22
not have as robust how
systems there are only
00:48:25
a few lab and apps and data capable of
actually doing that thing. For proper
00:48:31
management and protection of our help right
now in proper diagnosis but you. And
00:48:38
it's not clear that that ability what it
did in Africa that one is you and then if
00:48:44
you already pointed out it separate issue
that if you already with one underlying
00:48:50
the malaria malnutrition. Terry we
do know that it's virus there are
00:48:57
higher. Death rate the more severe
illness and higher death rate that
00:49:03
was u.n.c.
00:49:04
School of Medicine professor Dr David Weber
and still to come later on the program
00:49:10
that it's not an economy that's working
for the American people that's
00:49:13
a good economy working for the one person
said we're going to create an economy for
00:49:18
all you're listening to v.o.a.
00:49:20
News. This is the Internet.
The breakthrough
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listen initiative has been scanning the
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might be transmitted by possible
intelligent extraterrestrial beings the
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breakthrough listen
initiative recently released
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a collection of data that was gathered by
the project's most wide ranging survey of
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radio emissions
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a Pennsylvania State University led
team is working to find out if extra
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terrestrials could be employing
00:49:52
a transiting method which our scientists
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in order to find Earth but researchers are
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enough to examine radio signals from 20
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Perth's orbit conditions that would allow
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to detect Earth so far off the Penn State
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00:50:16
extraterrestrial civilizations
I'm Vio ways Rick Banta Layo.
00:50:27
The ways international edition continues
I'm Steve Miller Turkish officials say 29
00:50:33
soldiers were killed in an airstrike by
Syrian government forces in northeast Syria
00:50:38
the deaths mark
00:50:39
a serious escalation in the direct conflict
between Turkish and Russian backed
00:50:44
Syrian forces and has been waged since early
February and swarms of locusts rapidly
00:50:51
multiply
00:50:52
a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:50:56
plague that threatens feeds food security
for millions of people writers David
00:51:01
Doyle has that story in
00:51:03
a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
00:51:08
Organization representative
to Kenya says it's
00:51:10
a disaster that eclipses others visit
because this regime is in unprecedented fit
00:51:15
with a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
00:51:19
a day as $35000.00 people and the f a
00:51:22
o warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
00:51:26
explode by 500 times by June the f.a.a.
00:51:30
Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
00:51:34
Dollars so far donors have pledged $52000000.00
of that was Reuters reporter David
00:51:40
Doyle
00:51:42
a British court is still considering whether
Julian Assange should be extradited to
00:51:47
the United States to face espionage charges
Nicholas been all reports of songes
00:51:52
European legal team and tends to seek
political asylum in France for the individual
00:51:58
the high profile case of
Julian Assange has brother
00:52:01
a number of lawyers who claim to
defend the men will consider himself
00:52:04
a whistleblower in friends one of the
members of his legal team was present on
00:52:08
Emmanuel mock role to grant asylum to
00:52:10
a son who was jailed in London and faces
extradition to the United States Eric to
00:52:16
palm already
00:52:16
a well known French lawyer you know claims
that care on process is unfair I saw it
00:52:21
was. Spend the rest of
his life in the u.s.
00:52:23
Prison if convicted. He
00:52:30
explains that the United
States want to have
00:52:32
a political process and that freedom of
press is the 1st time with this case he
00:52:36
says the Constitution of the United States
will prevent the prosecution of a u.s.
00:52:40
Citizen for such facts this case is a
concern for all journalists none u.s.
00:52:45
Citizen around the world if you
bomb already says the u.s.
00:52:48
Supreme Court stated clearly in different
decisions that freedom of expression
00:52:53
cannot be prosecuted as it is the case
we were sent in London oh you're of the
00:52:58
United States accused you don't as of risking
the lives of intelligence sources by
00:53:03
publishing classify us government documents
ourselves faces charges under the u.s.
00:53:09
Is act for the 2010 release
for his website of
00:53:13
a trove of fires detailing
the realities of u.s.
00:53:16
Military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq
organizations supporting the Wiki Leaks
00:53:21
founder Khalid bug Assad government
00:53:23
a renegade Vincent is the Britain Dural
director for Reporters Without Borders
00:53:28
whether it should be a matter of
criminal offenses. The question of
00:53:33
a public interest is really important
so of course it is the product of
00:53:38
a some information must be confidential.
But the thing is when when the information
00:53:44
leaks is in the public and when it contributes
to journalism and in fact political
00:53:49
told on the basis of revelations that the
public has a Right now we consider that
00:53:54
a matter of press freedom and we will
defend it so that's very much the case with
00:53:59
Mr sauce in 2010 Wiki Leaks also release
hundreds of thousands of documents in
00:54:05
their original form including the secret
identities of diplomats and local sources
00:54:10
it was a shocking revelation
that brought to light some u.s.
00:54:13
Intelligence operations including spying
on leaders from foreign countries such as
00:54:18
France or Germany for that specific
reason so. French lawmakers think Julian
00:54:23
Assange should be rewarded with asylum
in France John Christoph Lagarde
00:54:28
a century French representative is one
of them here it is really is it is. He
00:54:35
said that even if the United States has
been an ally of friends for the night of
00:54:39
drinking to power differential cannot
trust them because to defend their own
00:54:44
interests the Americans can spy on foreign
leaders Legard says he thinks it is
00:54:48
a red flag between democracies for that
he says some countries should give Julian
00:54:53
Assange is the proper recognition for
releasing American secrets. Julian Assange is
00:54:59
legal battle in Britain is far from over
as the hearing is expected to take several
00:55:04
weeks before the judge make
00:55:05
a decision on his case Nicholas been all
for viewing news Paris at least 32 people
00:55:11
have been killed in the deadliest violence
to engulf India's capital of New Delhi
00:55:16
in decades so heavy deployment of security
forces brought an uneasy calm Thursday
00:55:22
and so latest revision and the death
toll from clashes earlier this week
00:55:27
a rumor Stana in New Delhi has
more than numbers. Many of.
00:55:38
Them were not in the hospital and now. So
00:55:46
that number as.
00:55:54
Well. And one intelligence source.
00:56:02
The United States Democratic Party
finds itself at a crossroads at
00:56:05
a critical time in a 2020 Alexion cycle
at the core of the Democrats' dilemma is
00:56:11
a sharp divide between the party's progressive
wing and the moderates as we hear
00:56:15
from v.o.a.
00:56:16
National correspondent Jim alone.
The liberal moderates split was
00:56:23
on full display during the latest Democratic
debate in South Carolina broadcast by
00:56:29
c.b.s.
00:56:29
News dot com I think she was talking about
my plan not yours front runner Bernie
00:56:34
Sanders defended the core vision of his
campaign that government take the lead to
00:56:40
improve the lives of all Americans that
it's not an economy that's working for the
00:56:45
American people that's
00:56:46
a good economy working for the one person
said we're going to create an economy for
00:56:51
all not just wealthy campaign Senator because
but Sanders got plenty of pushback in
00:56:56
the debate from moderates who fear his
nomination would send the Forney to defeat
00:57:01
in November against President former South
Bend Indiana Mayor. Was among those
00:57:08
sounding the alarm I mean look if you
think the last 4 years has been chaotic
00:57:15
divisive toxic exhausting imagine spending
the better part of 2020 with Bernie
00:57:21
Sanders versus Donald Trump. Think about
what that will be like for this country
00:57:27
but Sanders and his supporters argue his
success shows the Democratic Party has
00:57:32
moved to the left since 2016 and is drawing
in younger and more engaged voters
00:57:39
analyst John 48 Well I think he
has some strength he has a he has
00:57:42
a good core of people who are going to be
with him no matter where he is and he's
00:57:46
likely to do very well winning or coming
in 2nd in states ahead so it's oh he's in
00:57:51
a pretty strong position. But is Sanders
Wise's moderate Democrats like Jim Kasler
00:57:57
. If you add up the moderate votes together
in the early primaries more people are
00:58:02
voting for moderates for
00:58:04
a moderate from mainstream candidate to win
that number needs to consolidate terms
00:58:09
of who's vying for those votes moderates
like beauty Gedge former Vice President
00:58:13
Joe Biden Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar
shore and former New York City Mayor
00:58:19
Michael Bloomberg believe Trump and his
Republican supporters would be thrilled if
00:58:25
Sanders won the Democratic nomination analyst
Matthew Dallek they would be able to
00:58:30
kind of exploit Sanders some of his
past positions Medicare for all.
00:58:37
So so I think it's it's
00:58:39
a much bigger target politically for
the Republicans to have someone like
00:58:46
a Bernie Sanders at the top of the
ticket we cannot continue to have
00:58:50
a president who is
00:58:51
a powerful logical Sanders will continue
to have an advantage in the primary race
00:58:57
as long as the moderate contenders failed
to rally around one candidate says
00:59:02
Darrell West all of them have certain
advantages but certain minuses as well and I
00:59:08
think for one of the moderates to defeat
Sanders the field is really going to have
00:59:13
to around one of those individuals
the Democratic race is now in
00:59:18
a crucial stage with numerous primaries
and larger states coming up. For the next
00:59:24
several weeks with a few 1000
delegates at stake Jim Malone v.o.a.
00:59:30
News Washington and that's going to do
it for us today you've been listening to
00:59:35
enter national edition of the fois of
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Carter and engineer Tony Pollock thank you
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Steve Miller in Washington have
00:59:58
a great day. This
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is the only news on the mainland
China reported $327.00 new corona
01:00:17
virus infection Ferrers say that is the
lowest since January 23rd but it's Lisa's
01:00:23
slime report for veal way with worldwide
infections increasing the World Health
01:00:28
Organization is warning nations to be more
prepared the World Health Organization
01:00:32
reports the number of new infections of
coronavirus appears to be on the decline in
01:00:37
China while the disease is spreading
more rapidly around the globe w.h.o.
01:00:42
Chief Tadros I don't Gabriel
says acknowledges this is
01:00:46
a matter of concern but he knows the virus
can be contained if all nations take the
01:00:52
right measures. If you act aggressively
now you can contain this bias you can
01:00:59
prevent people getting sick you can save
lives Tater says this virus does not
01:01:05
respect borders and nations must seek to
prevent cases from infiltrating their
01:01:10
territory. And for v.o.a. News Geneva u.s.
01:01:14
Vice president Mike Pence convened his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
01:01:19
Thursday this is
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a day after President Trump made him the
government's point person for the epidemic
01:01:25
Penn said the administration's priority
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